Two years ago, Graeme Sinden and Dave “Switch” Taylor decided to knock heads on a bimonthly residency at FABRICLIVE in the shape of a club night named, quite aptly, Get Familiar.

At the time, they described the night thus: “It’s an anything-goes eclectic club music blaze of the best in everything forward-thinking and party – from the booty popping sounds of Baltimore Club Music and Rio’s Baile Funk to JA’s upfront Dancehall riddims, hyperactive Hip Hop to House/Electro and everything that’s good in-between. Expect familiar DJ faces and live bands at the top of their game to kick it alongside the hottest up and coming acts from around the world, as well as over-looked scene legends.” And that’s exactly what they’ve done.

Since January ’06, Get Familiar has grown from strength to strength, showcasing immense live performances from South Rakkas Crew, Buraka Som Sistema, Kid Sister, Spank Rock, Plastic Little, Bonde Do Role, Kool Keith and Boy Better Know; jam-hot DJ sets from DJ Funk, Diplo, A-Trak, DJ Assault, Toddla T, The Rub, The Heatwave, Sany Pitbull, Dexplicit and Hot Chip, among countless others. Showcasing an all-embracing variety of sounds and styles, their programming for Get Familiar mimics Switch & Sinden’s unconventional creations as a production duo.
“I’ve always been interested in the idea of world-music-meets-dance-music – I explored that a lot on the mix. I decided to make a very current, present-day CD, there aren’t too many old classics or throwbacks; it’s really about what’s going on in clubland right now. It’s just future jams, the kind of new world sounds you’d hear at any Get Familiar night at FABRICLIVE” – Sinden

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